Yesterday, March 15, in the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0. Here are the post-match comments of the teams' coaches to the official UEFA website.
Jurgen Klopp and Carlo Ancelotti. Photo: gettyimages.comCarlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid head coachChampions League is a very capricious tournament. It's still not easy to win. In the quarter-finals there are teams that many have not seen at this stage. First of all, this applies to the Serie A clubs. But we have to focus on our game and on winning.
Camavanga is playing at a very high level right now. He takes great advantage of that and interacts very skillfully with Modric. They alternate all the time. Someone plays higher and someone stays lower.
Kroos and Modric played great today. Possession was a concern for the team, but they made a great effort to keep the threads of the game under control. We have a very modern team - classy, wary, committed. Full concentration. Benzema got a bruise. It was unpleasant, but I think he will be ready to play in the "classic" on Sunday.
We played a good match. Without any big setbacks. Serious, clear ideas. And everything ended well. I'm not worried about the draw. We just have to win. That's all!"
Jurgen KloppLiverpool head coach.We were preparing to play a special game, but we couldn't show it on the pitch today. Nobody will wonder how come Liverpool didn't qualify. It is what it is and all we can do is accept it.
We need goal moments. In the game we saw today, Real Madrid was stronger. He was better in three of the four halves played combined. Even if we had played at home, with today's game, we'd probably be out too.
If you want to pass on, you need to play with dedication - today we did not do that. The one who should have got through was the one who got through and we have to admit it. "Real controlled the game. That's not what we wanted, but that's what we got in the end.
